Wordle #1830 Answer – June 23, 2026

This page covers Wordle puzzle #1830, played on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. If you are playing it in the NYT Wordle archive, start with the hints. The answer comes after them, along with what the word means, how hard it was, and how the most popular starting words would have done.

Hints for Wordle #1830

Hint 1: How many vowels?

The answer has 1 vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Hint 2: First letter

It starts with the letter C.

Hint 3: Last letter

It ends with the letter Y.

Hint 4: Repeated letters?

Yes, one letter appears more than once.

Wordle #1830 Answer

The answer to Wordle #1830 on June 23, 2026 was:

CURRY

CURRY has been the Wordle answer only once so far.

How Hard Was Wordle #1830?

7.5/10Hard
92%harder than this share of all 1,963 Wordles
3look-alike answers
  • Only 1 vowel, so the vowel pattern is hard to find early.
  • A repeated letter, which most players do not test until late.
  • Less common letters (Y) that starting words rarely test.
  • 3 look-alike answers share four of its five letter spots, which can turn the last guesses into a coin flip.

Look-alike answers: CARRY, HURRY, CURLY.

How Popular Starting Words Did Against CURRY

Here is the color feedback each well-known opener would have given on this puzzle, and how many past Wordle answers would still fit after that one guess. Fewer is better.

OpenerFeedbackAnswers left
SLATESLATE179
CRANECRANE7
TRACETRACE16
STARESTARE17
RAISERAISE82
AUDIOAUDIO74

On this puzzle, CRANE was the most useful opener, leaving 7 possible answers. Read our guide to the best starting words →

How to Solve Wordle #1830 Step by Step

Here is one efficient way to reach CURRY. We open with SLATE, then each next guess is the word, from those still possible, that leaves the fewest options on average. Every guess fits all the clues so far, so this path is also legal in Hard Mode.

GuessFeedbackWords still possible
1. SLATESLATE214
2. IRONYIRONY7
3. CURRYCURRYSolved

Solved in 3 guesses. After SLATE, 214 everyday words still fit. Try your own guesses in our Wordle solver to see which words were left at each step.

Letter-by-Letter Breakdown of CURRY

PositionLetterAppears in (all answers)In this exact spot
1stC19.2%8.6%
2ndU19.4%7.5%
3rdR36.1%7.1%
4thR36.1%6.6%
5thY16.5%14.3%

On This Day in Wordle: June 23

Answers from the same date in other years:

YearPuzzleAnswer
2025#1465ODDLY
2024#1100BUGLE
2023#734COVET
2022#369BRINK
2021#4AWAKE

Wordle #1830 FAQ

What was the Wordle answer on June 23, 2026?

The answer to Wordle #1830 on June 23, 2026 was CURRY.

Was Wordle #1830 hard?

We rate it 7.5 out of 10 (Hard), harder than about 92% of all Wordle puzzles.

What was the best starting word for Wordle #1830?

Of the popular openers, CRANE did best, leaving 7 possible answers after the first guess.